Episode 616-Midway: First Blood

About this episode

The episode discusses the naval battle at Midway, focusing on the actions of Adm. Fletcher and Adm. Nagumo.

Adm. Fletcher will have the Yorktown with him as he battles Adm. Nagumo’s 1st Air Fleet. Both sides will make mistakes, but one will make less. Both will lose much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ray Harris Jr

Topics covered

• Midway
• World War II
• naval battles
• military strategy
• historical analysis

Keywords

• Midway
• World War II
• Adm. Fletcher
• Adm. Nagumo
• naval battles
• Yorktown
• 1st Air Fleet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yorktown, 1st Air Fleet

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